Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04

portsnce of such an enterprise, have
consulted with number If the leading
business men of this place and the sur
rounding country with the hope of ascer-
tanning their feeling, and the cheapest and
most prscticsl route to the best and great
est quantities of pine in Southeast Texas.
In conversation with Mr.. Charles Stokes,
the present assessor of this county, and
for many years county surveyor (without
superior in the latter Department.,
have the renewed assurance that the
best possible route for the extension of
the Fort Worth & New Orleans is by the
way of Corsicans to Fairfield and then to
this place in Houston county. Mr.. Stokes
contends that his route includes some of
the best farming lands and that the phys
ical condition of the country is such as to
require less grading, tresseling and
bridging than any route that could be Sc
lected. Mr.. Stokes has kindly rendered
| me map of the proposed II utes, with
valuable observations thereupon, which
/ shall be pleased to place before your
readers upon another occasion. He is
perhaps better informed upon the pros
pective routes than any man living, and
his conclusions are entitled to great
! weight. Capt. John II. Woolters, q
leading business man here, states to me
that Crockett must have this road, and
that the people of this place propose to
accede to the demands of any reasonable
proposition to secure it, Capt. Woolters
reminds me of the fact that the north
western portion of this county is covered
with growth of the finest pine, which is
q consideration not to be forgotten,
have in my possession very valuable
letter of recent date from this gentle
man, which will be of special interest to
those interested, and which will be pre-
sented in future issue of THE GAZETTE.
Judge w. B. Wall, for several years
county judge of this county, speaks hope
fully of a road directly connecting the
great Northwest with the great Southeast.
SAT this time" said Judge Wall, "the
people of Eastern aud Southeastern
Texas purchase their goods chiefly from
Galveston and st. Louis. With direct
communication with so enterprising a
city as Fort Worth + am of the opinion
that the latter city would be BILE to inter-
cept large and important trade which is
now, and for years has been controlled by
Galveston and st. Louis" This, In con-
nection with the lumber trade, he thinks,
strongly appeals 70 the best thought OF
business men along the line and to capt.
talists for an early extension. So con-
WINGED is Judge Wall of the importance
and reciprocity of interest thai would
naturally accrue between the two sec
tions that if this road or some other is not
made certainty in reasonable
time he proposes an attempt
to enlist an inter st between
Dallas and this section, with the hope of
such road. The naked idea of. Dallas
securing this prize, when the signs of the
times SO conspicuOusy point to Fort
Worth as the railroad Mecca of the state,
is enough to turn this big state into an
Interrogation point, and the whole Of
Fort Worth into handspring towards
WaXabaChie. But | cannot now longer
particularize. Suffice it TO say that those
interested i'll this part OF the state de-
mand the road, and 1t is now my judg-
ment that with fair shake, Crockett and
Houston county will make it lively for
that place or people who downs her in
the fight. could give you many facts of
prime importance, but these will
be reserved for future ocCa
sion. believe it is generally conceded
as authentic, that MIR. huntington has
purchased the Fort Worth & New Orleans.
This being the case, it will not be an easy
matter soon to arrive at the intentions of
that gentleman. But so shrewd q bust
ness man as Mr.. Huntington cannot fail
to perceive the gigantic Importance of an
extension of this road, and it is safe to
say that should there be prolonged de
lay by this gentleman a successful effort
will be made for 3 road through other
agencies.
While there are few copies of THE
GAZETTE subscribed for here it is mat
ter of regret that more of them do not
reach this office. In view of the railroad
relations now existing between Fort
Worth and the southeastern portion of
Texas it is to the evident interest of this
plaLe to turn to the columns of your
great paper for news that may materially
affect it. Very respectfully,
L. n. COOPER.